Ross Cemetery, Park Hill, Cherokee Nation (present-day Oklahoma)

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Ross Cemetery in Park Hill, in what is now Oklahoma, is a historic Cherokee burial ground best known as the final resting place of Principal Chief John Ross and members of his family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherokee burial ground
cemetery
historic site
associatedHistoricFigure John Ross
members of the Ross family
associatedWith Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears–era Cherokee leadership
burialPlaceOf John Ross
members of the Ross family
category Cemeteries in Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation history
Native American cemeteries in the United States
country United States
ethnicAssociation Cherokee Nation
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Cherokee people
hasGraveType family plots
marked graves
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
heritageDesignationCountry United States
locatedIn Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Park Hill, Oklahoma
former Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
namedAfter the Ross family
near Tahlequah, Oklahoma
notableFor being the burial place of Principal Chief John Ross
partOf historic Cherokee settlements around Park Hill
region Northeastern Oklahoma
religiousOrCulturalContext Cherokee funerary traditions
usedBy Cherokee families
usedFor burial

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John Ross burialPlace Ross Cemetery, Park Hill, Cherokee Nation (present-day Oklahoma)
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross